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Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
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Location of Argelès-Gazost in Hautes-Pyrénées
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| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Communes | 89 |
| Subrefecture | Argelès-Gazost |
| INSEE code | 651 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,300.2 km2 (502.0 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 38,813 |
| • Density | 29.8516/km2 (77.315/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Argelès-Gazost.
History
When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Argelès-Gazost was one of them in the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
In 1926, the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost was eliminated but, in 1942, it was made again an arrondissement.
Geography
It is the smallest of the arrondissements of the department with an area of 1,300.2 km2 (502 sq mi), and a population 39,130 inhabitants; its population density is of 29.9 inhabitants/km².
The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Tarbes, to the east by the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, to the south by Spain and to west by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
The three cantons found in the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost have all their communes in the arrondissement:
- Lourdes-1 (6505) - 11 communes + part of Lourdes;
- Lourdes-2 (6506) - 27 communes + part of Lourdes); and
- La Vallée des Gaves (6516) - 48 communes.
Communes
The arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost has 87 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
- Adast (65001)
- Adé (65002)
- Agos-Vidalos (65004)
- Les Angles (65011)
- Arbéost (65018)
- Arcizac-ez-Angles (65020)
- Arcizans-Avant (65021)
- Arcizans-Dessus (65022)
- Argelès-Gazost (65025)
- Arras-en-Lavedan (65029)
- Arrayou-Lahitte (65247)
- Arrens-Marsous (65032)
- Arrodets-ez-Angles (65033)
- Artalens-Souin (65036)
- Artigues (65038)
- Aspin-en-Lavedan (65040)
- Aucun (65045)
- Ayros-Arbouix (65055)
- Ayzac-Ost (65056)
- Barèges (65481)
- Barlest (65065)
- Bartrès (65070)
- Beaucens (65077)
- Berbérust-Lias (65082)
- Betpouey (65089)
- Boô-Silhen (65098)
- Bourréac (65107)
- Bun (65112)
- Cauterets (65138)
- Cheust (65144)
- Chèze (65145)
- Escoubès-Pouts (65164)
- Esquièze-Sère (65168)
- Estaing (65169)
- Esterre (65173)
- Ferrières (65176)
- Gaillagos (65182)
- Gavarnie-Gèdre (65192)
- Gazost (65191)
- Ger (65197)
- Germs-sur-l'Oussouet (65200)
- Geu (65201)
- Gez (65202)
- Gez-ez-Angles (65203)
- Grust (65210)
- Jarret (65233)
- Julos (65236)
- Juncalas (65237)
- Lau-Balagnas (65267)
- Lézignan (65271)
- Loubajac (65280)
- Lourdes (65286)
- Lugagnan (65291)
- Luz-Saint-Sauveur (65295)
- Omex (65334)
- Ossen (65343)
- Ossun-ez-Angles (65345)
- Ourdis-Cotdoussan (65348)
- Ourdon (65349)
- Ousté (65351)
- Ouzous (65352)
- Paréac (65355)
- Peyrouse (65360)
- Pierrefitte-Nestalas (65362)
- Poueyferré (65366)
- Préchac (65371)
- Saint-Créac (65386)
- Saint-Pastous (65393)
- Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (65395)
- Saint-Savin (65396)
- Saligos (65399)
- Salles (65400)
- Sassis (65411)
- Sazos (65413)
- Ségus (65415)
- Sère-en-Lavedan (65420)
- Sère-Lanso (65421)
- Sers (65424)
- Sireix (65428)
- Soulom (65435)
- Uz (65458)
- Viella (65463)
- Vier-Bordes (65467)
- Viey (65469)
- Viger (65470)
- Villelongue (65473)
- Viscos (65478)
There are only 4 communes with more of 1,000 inhabitants in the arrondissement; they are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 65286 | Lourdes | 14,361 | Lourdes-1 and Lourdes-2 | Le Pays de Lourdes |
| 65025 | Argelès-Gazost | 3,020 | La Vallée des Gaves | La Vallée d'Argelès-Gazost |
| 65395 | Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre | 1,187 | Lourdes-1 | Le Pays de Lourdes |
| 65362 | Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 1,184 | La Vallée des Gaves | La Vallée de Saint-Savin |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Argelès-Gazost para niños
